803 - The Beatles Yellow Submarine

Great

I can't fault Corgi Model Club in replacing imperfect models, but I received three defective pieces in a row. Rather than face possible disappointment in receiving yet another sub-par (no pun intended) model, I unscrewed two of them and joined together an undamaged upper part with an undamaged lower part to create a near perfect version. I can't fault CMC's willingness in trying to rectify the situation though.

However, as with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I feel CMC has missed the point by not restoring the original 'Corgi Toys' name to the bases. Nostalgia is the main reason for buyers reacquiring these reissues, and part of that is seeing the original Corgi name underneath. We can overlook the bases saying made in China instead of Gt. Britain because it's easy to ignore, and had these models been in constant production since their original release, they would be made in China today anyway. It's really not a Corgi Toys replica unless it mainly replicates an original in all the important details. Having said that, it's a lovely looking model.

803 - The Beatles Yellow Submarine

Good model, even if buttons don’t work well.

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